Air exchange system with an automatically controlled vent control



July 18, 1967 H. G. BAUS 3,331,304

AIR EXCHANGE SYSTEM WITH AN AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED VENT CONTROL FiledFeb. 18, 1966 5 Sheets-Sheet QK \\\\\m INVENTOR. Helnz Georg Baus ATTOR/VE Y July 18, 1967 H. G. BAUS I 3,331,304

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AIR EXCHANGE SYSTEM WITH AN AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED VENT CONTROL FiledFeb. 18, 1966 5 Sheecs-Sheet f:

INVENTOR Heinz .Georg Bqus ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,331,304 AIREXCHANGE SYSTEM WITH AN AUTOMAT- ICALLY CONTROLLED VENT CGNTROL Heinz G.Bans, 28 Am Oberen Luisenparlr, Mannheim, Germany Filed Feb. 18, 1966,Ser. No. 528,462 Claims priority, application Germany, Feb. 24, 1965, B66,868, B 60,869 19 Claims. (Cl. 93-39) The present invention relatesprimarily to an air exchange system in closed spaces.

The objects of the invention are:

To provide an outer housing for a ventilating unit and or for aplurality of ventilating units of standard sizes, which housing can bemanufactured as a lengthwise endless profiled body, for instance byextrusion, and can be cut lengthwise at a length necessary toaccommodate the desired amount of units called for in each particularinstallation;

To provide a connection between the ventilator housing, which is builtin the form of a box frame open on one side, and its sealing piece aswell as the connection between the sealing piece and the louver in areliable manner;

To provide a ventilating unit of a very small size, weight, andsimplicity of construction, and capable of assembly on an endless belt,having however the capacity of much larger, heavier, more complex anddifficult to assemble units of the present art, and when assembled intoa plurality of units, further increasing its capacity in unison;

To provide the units described above having radial vanes, rotatingperpendicularly to the exhaust and intake planes, instead of the axialfans of the present art, whereby drafts and noise are avoided; v Toprovide a unit and a plurality of units described above in assemblies,which are well suited for easy installation into openings in walls andinto and over windows and doors;

To provide the units of the type mentioned above with air exit andintake vent check valves automatically controlled in synchronizationwith the function of the air pump, whereby either the air pump or thevent closing means may be omitted from the one unit assembly;

To provide a ventilating system composed of pluralities of units forclosed in spaces such as buildings, cars, planes, etc., with an assemblyof air pump and vent closing units spaced from another assembly equippedwith vent closing units only, whereby variation between the insidepressure of the closed space and the outside pressure is utilized inaiding the ventilating function;

To provide the units aforesaid with a CO detector, heat control, airfiltering, desinfecting, humidifying, dehumidifying, perfumizing andother means in the same installation;

To provide a ventilator to wall attachment which is easily attachableand so designed that possible damaging of the edges of the wall can becovered.

Other objects and many advantages of the invention will become apparentto those skilled in the art, after study of the following detaileddescription, in connection with the accompanying drawings, in whichFIG.,1 is a fragmentary front elevational view with parts in section,taken on the line II of FIG. 2;

FIG. 2 is taken on the line 11-11 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is taken on the line IIIIII of FIG. 1;.

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary front elevational view with parts in sectionshowing the planetary gear arrangement for opening a vent;

FIG. 5 is a view taken on lines VV of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic wiring diagram;

FIG. 7 is a partial front elevational view;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view with parts in section showing meansalternative to those shown in FIG. 3 to open the vent;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view with parts in section showing a pluralityof radial vanes in the endlessly produced housing profile;

FIG. 10 is a side elevational view with parts in section showing meansof mounting the assembly in a window;

FIG. 11 is a side elevational view of the system of the presentinvention as installed with two assemblies operating with positiveinside and negative outside pressure;

FIG. 12 is a front plan view of an assembly unit mounted over the top ofa window;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing two assembled units, a ventoperating and an air sucking unit, to be mounted in the same window inlieu of the single unit shown in FIG. 12.

The outer housing 68 is specifically designed for mass production as anendless profiled body, such as by extrusion, from a light metal,aluminum, or aluminum alloys. It has at least three integral wallscomprising a top 1, a rear wall 3 and a floor 4, without a front wall.An inclined wall 2 connecting the top and the rear wall is also shown,its purpose being to impart to the housing an improved design shape,while simultaneously saving on material and space.

The housing is cut for purposes of assembly with the units describedhereinafter into standard length corresponding to the also standardizedwidth of the units, or into multiples of such length, as will berequired by the number of units to be assembled in One housing.

A front wall assembly 25 is manually pressed onto the housing and therespective rims of the housing are already extruded with the projectionsnecessary for mating with this assembly.

Located toward the edges of the top 1 and the floor 4 on the open end 25of the box frame are projecting slats 5 and 6, which are offset towardthe opening. Surfaces inclined toward the back wall or rounded surfacesare situated on the back of these slats or on special, continuous ribs 7and 8. A lower sealing piece 9 and an upper sealing piece 10 have edgeslats 11 and 12 in the planes of the floor 4 and the top 1. These edgeslats, together with reinforcements 13, 14, enclose grooves 15, 16,which receive the slats 5 and 6. Slats 5 and 6 and grooves 15 and 16 area type of tongue and groove means. The reinforcements carry, inaddition, springy flanges 1 7, 18, which project inward and which areshown equipped with end ribs or claws 19, 20. Those flanges taper intothe end ribs or claws. The surfaces of the end ribs 19', 20, which areturned respectively downwards and upwards, grip behind the inwardlydirected surfaces of the ribs 7, 8. Due to the spring tension of theflanges 17, 18, the sealing pieces 9, 10 are held securely. Ribs 7 and 8and flanges 17 with their claws form a type of spring catch means.

The lower sealing piece 9 exhibits a support 21, which carries acontinuous swivel-axis 23 by way of a flange 22. This one-pieceswivel-axis 23 is grasped by a slotted bearing block 24, which alongwith the louver 26 forms one piece, since it and the louver wereproduced as a unit in an extrusion press. Above, the louver 26 restsagainst a stop 27, which along with the upper sealing piece forms oneextrusion-pressed piece. The louver 26 carries holding rails 28 and 29,which serve for the insertion of a plate 30. An elastic connection leadsfrom this plate to the louver actuator or else a return spring isattached to the plate by way of a springy angle piece 31, 32, Thissealing piece 9, 10, 26, which usually holds one motor, two blowers anda louver regulating device, has approximately the length of a louver,for example of 50 centimeters.

The lower and upper sealing pieces 9, 10 exhibit flanges 33, 34, whichlie in the frontal plane and are suited for covering damaged areas onmasonry. They can also serve for the fixing of fastening pieces on thewall, provided that drill holes are present.

The box frame can be closed between two louver regions, which are notimmediately adjoining, by sealing pieces 34, 11, 16, 14, 18, 20, 10, 26,9, 13, 17, 19, 15, 12, and 33, which are uniformly moulded as one piece.Thus, the louver 26 is rigidly connected with 9 and 10.

The floor 4 has impressed, longitudinal'notches 35, 36 located near therear wall 3 for the purpose of making it easier to punch out portionsfor openings 37. These portions are designed as weakened Walls atdesired locations and are of expedient form and size for the passage ofair.

The floor 4 carries a support 38, on which the switch housing 39 rests.A cable 40, expediently shown as a multistrand cable withplug-and-socket connections 41, 42, is placed within the support.

Each motor-blower unit 45, 50 is enclosed by a housing 57 for guidingair. It opens into a tangential wall 59 in the region of the rear wall3. This tangential wall is opposite from a reinforced piece 60. Thisreinforced piece forks and encloses a rib 63 on the floor 4 with its twofork ends 61, 62, which run approximately parallel to the wall 59. Thisrib 63 is located immediately next to the air intake opening 37. Thefork end 61 is rigidly connected with the rib 63 so that the extrudedhousing 57 for guiding air forms a structural integral unit with the boxframe 1, 2, 3, 4 in the region of the motor-blower unit. Two carryingplates 52 with openings 53 for the passage of air are inserted ininternal grooves of the housing for guiding air. Expediently, theinternal grooves and the carrying plates extend to the opening 37. Thecarrying plates are held by the mechanical tension of the housing forguiding air, which, if need be, can be drawn together by screws 54 inthe region of the walls 59 and 62. The carrying plates 52 carry by wayof straps 51 and rings 46 the motor 45 and, with it, the motor shaft 47.Optionally, the motor can also be carried in other ways-for example, bylegs. The shaft (as is shown in the right hand side of FIG. 1) carriesthe blower 50 by way of a tubular shaft 48. This blower consists of twoparts and is separated by a double separating wall 49, which carries theblades 50 of the blower.

The housing for guiding air has openings 58 on the side of the louver,for air intake preferably in the region of the motor, so that the aircan pass over the motor from 58 towards 53. These openings are made inthe form of peripheral slits. For better cooling, the motor can also bebuilt without a cover. At some distance from the rib 63, a secondcontinuous rib 64 is located on the floor 4. Two matching ribs 65 and 66are situated on the top 1 opposite to the continuous ribs 63 and 64 insuch a manner that a filter plate can be installed for catching dust,removing impurities of other types and, if need be, for disinfecting theair. When air is being taken in without the use of a blower and an airguiding housing the room is ventilated only because of a negativepressure in the room.

The air guidance housing is bounded on the free sides by anotherring-shaped plate 67, which is likewise inserted in a groove. Thereinforced location 60 in the air guidance housing is so placed, that afavorable flow is obtained. For this reason, it stands opposite to thetangential wall 59 with relatively small separation and rises above thelowest point of the air guidance housing.

A plate 70 shown in FIGURE 2 is fixed on the switch housing or on slats64, 65. This plate carries an air-conditioning and air treating means,which are selected in combinations desired from case to case as theclimate and local situation require. These means are: conventionalheating means, cooling means, germicidal means, 020- nizers,air-oxidizing means, rod-shaped ultraviolet lamps, infrared lamps,disinfectants, perfumizers, filters, etc., generally identified as 71and 72. This equipment is usually powered by an electric cable 73. Thesedevices are mounted on the air intake side of the assembly when the airconditioning depends on air supply through the radial vanes assembly.

When the air supply is provided by negative pressure in the room bymeans such as shown in FIG. 11, where the left hand assembly comprisesonly the automatic vent closure and opening means shown in FIG. 8, theradial pump is absent from that assembly, and its place is utilized byany of the means 71 and 72 instead. In this situation also the filter 43is placed in the opening 37, as shown in FIG. 2, or may be placed infront of it.

FIG. 3 shows in greater detail how the support 38 carries the switchhousing 39. The housing can be arranged for a series of motor-blowerunits in a square frame. The regulating motor 76 is carried within theswitch housing by supports 74 and 75. It can be mounted on the rear wallof the housing instead. As shown in FIG. 4, the shaft '77 of theregulating motor drives the shaft 84 by Way of a speed-reduction gearing78 through 83. The shaft is fixedly connected with the switching disc 86through the use of a key 85. This disc has in the example shown a cutout44 formed by two approximately perpendicular secants 8'7 and 88. Theswitching disc 86 carries two cams 89 and 90, which are slightlydifferently positioned in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. These cams work togetherwith the cams 91 and 92 of two microswitches 93 and 97, which aresupported on the switch housing 39, for example, by

- an angle-piece 94.

The support 38 carries a spring 95, whose other end at 96 is attached tothe free, springy end of the shank 32, so that the spring, which is inthe form of a tension spring, acts over the path 32, 31, 30, 28, and 29to hold the louver 26 closed. A rotation of the cam disc 86 in thedirection of the arrow raises the lever 32 high by the secant 88, thusopening the louver. The shaft 84 lies behind secant 87. The louverremains in the open position until the lever 32 comes onto the secant 87and slides on this gradually downward in order to assume again theposition shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 8 demonstrates an arrangement alternative to that of FIG. 3. Thespring is mounted between the side of the cam disc 86 and the vent orlouver 26. Thus during the rotation of the cam disc an opening andclosing push-pull are transmitted to the vent.

As can be seen in FIG. 4, two microswitches 93 and 97 are provided. Themicroswitch 93 has the cam 91 and microswitch 97 bears the cam 92. Thecam 91 works together with the rotating cam 89 and the cam 92 togetherwith the rotating cam 90. In the presentation of FIG. 4 the two cams aredisplaced 180 from one another and the two microswitches are placeddownwards for greater reliability in their operation.

FIG. 4 shows moreover the closing of the box frame by a plate 98, whoseedge snaps into a slightly inwardly deepening step in the top 1, in theinclined Wall 2, in the back wall 3 and in the floor 4.

The lines coming from the microswitches 93 and 97 pass through aninsulation 100 in the support 74 as well as through two insulations 101and 102 in the support 38. If motor 76 is attached directly onto theback wall of the housing the support 74 is unnecessary.

In the situation shown in FIG. 4, the alternating current flows withclosed switch 103 from the connection 104 through a fuse 105 toconnection 106 on the regulating motor 76. From here, the current goesthrough the connection 107 to the two microswitches 93 and 97. Ittherefore immediately flows through one of the lines 108 and 109 and athermal circuit breaker 110 to the other connection 111. On the otherhand, the current can also flow through the bran-ch 112 and through theline 113 to a plug-and-socket connection of the fan motor and from therethrough the other plug-and-socket connection 115 and the line 116, sothat it leads from the microswitch 93 to the line 108 and from there tothe connection 111.

In the circuit diagram of FIG. 6, the disc 86 is shown separated, onlyto simplify the presentation into two disc parts 86a and 86b, to whichthe cams 92 and 91 are assigned. The speed-reduction gearing is left outand both discs sit with the regulating motor 76 on a common shaft 117.For the position of the switch 110 as shown in the drawing, the currentflows from connection 111 on the one hand through a line 109 to thecontact lever 93, through the upper stationary contact 94 and the line116 to the fan motor 52 and finally through 114, 113, 112 and 105 backto 104; on the other hand, a part of the current flows from 109 throughthe lamp 118, which bridges the motor 45 and indicates operation of themotor. The lamp 118 can also be used as a series resistance for themotorfor example, in the line 113. All other lines are dead.

If the switch 110 is now changed over, in order to end the operation ofthe fan motor 45 and consequently the ventilation, then the fan motoroperating circuit 111, 110, 109, 93, 94, 116, 115, 52, 114, 113, 112,105 and 104 is broken, while now a regulating motor operating circuit isclosed. This regulating motoroperating circuit leads through theconnection 111, the switch 110, the line 108, the movable contact 97,the lower stationary contact 119 and the line 120 to a connection 107 onthe regulating motor 76; from there, the current continues to flowthrough the connection 106 and the line 121 as well as the fuse 105 backto the connection 104. As a result of this, the regulating motor 76starts running and turns the disc 86 and thus the two disc parts 86a and86b. With the beginning of this motion, the movable contact 93 fallsdown and strikes the lower stationary contact 122 and consequentlyprepares a second operating circuit for the regulating motor 76. In theinstant in which the cam 91 on the disc part 8612 reaches its upperposition, it lifts the movable contact 97 of the microswitch and placesit against the dead contact 123. Now, both lines 108 and 109 are brokenrespectively at 97 and 110, so that the regulating motor has becomecurrentless.

If it is now desired to again ventilate the room, the switch 110 isagain brought into the position shown in FIG. 6. Then, a current flowsfrom 111 through 110, 109, 93, 122, 120 and 107 to the regulating motor76 and from there through 106, 121, and 105 back to 104. The regulatingmotor thus begins running and turns the disc 86 and consequently thedisc parts 86a and 86b. First of all, the cam 91 allows the movablecontact 97 to fall, so that a second line to the regulating motor 76 isprepared. This second line is however in this instant still interruptedby the position of the change-over switch 110. Since, however, now thecurrent line through 111, 110, 109, 93, 122, 120 and 107 is powered, theregulating motor continues to run and opens the louver 26, which is notdrawn in this figure. Only when the cam 92 lifts the movable contact 93is the regulating motor circuit broken and then the regulating motor 76stops. However, at the same time, the fan motor 45 is supplied on oneside through 111, 110, 109, 93, 94, 116 and 115 and on the other sidethrough 114, 113, 112, 105, and 104 and starts running. This meansfurthermore that the fan motor first starts running, when the louver isopen. The louver thus does not need to move against the suction of anegative pressure in the ventilator.

The assembly system demonstrated in FIGS. 11 and 12 and 1.3 shows thevarious assembly possibilities of the units and housings. The left handside units in each of the figures, for instance may be assembledstrictly as a plurality of vent opening and closing units shown in FIG.8 with the empty spaces taken over by air conditioning 6 units 71 and 72such as described with reference to FIG. 2. The right hand units thenare assembled equipped with both the circulating fans and the ventcontrolling units. In either case each one vent controlling unit maycontrol one vent in front of its own sector 25 or only one elongatedvent common to all the assembled sectors may be controlled by a singlemotor of only one vent control 7 unit. Thus a variety of accuracy ofcontrols may be achieved.

The circuitry may be wired either independently for each unit, or foreach assembly of units and or a joint single switch control may beprovided to synchronize the operations of the assemblies.

To treat unclean, for example fat-containing or very dusty air, theopening which is closed by the louver 26 can be covered on the inside byan easily cleanable or preferably exchangeable filter, which protectsthe fan and has an opening for the lever 32.

FIG. 7 shows the upper sealing piece 10 and the lower sealing piece 9 inthe region of the louver 26 and a brokenoff connecting piece 126, onwhich a working part can be attached. The regulator housing 39 and aventilator housing 57 with a motor 45 are indicated with dashed lines.

When the room to be ventilated is under a negative pressure theventilator serves to take in air, which is then treated for instance,cleaned by a filter, disinfected by ultraviolet radiation, heated,cooled, etc. Generally, at least one motor and at least one blower areplaced in the housing. Preferably, the motor has a blower on each side.

In FIG. 1 a dividing wall or plate 52 is shown between the air guidingand the vent control sectors with a circular opening for air suction.

It should be understood of course that the foregoing disclosure relatesto only preferred embodiments of the invention and that it is intendedto cover all changes and modifications of the examples of the inventionherein chosen for the purposes of the disclosure, which do notconstitute departures from the spirit and scope of the invention setforth in the appended claims.

The invention claimed is:

1. An air exchange system for mounting in a window-, dooror wall-openingcomprising at least one assembly of at least one uniformly profiledhousing sector of a standardized size, having top, bottom and rearwalls, and a front wall assembly; rim profiles, comprising mating tongueand groove means and mating spring catch means elongated in thedirection of the line of intersection of said rear wall with said bottomwall, on said housing sector and said front wall assembly for theirmating engagement on pressing the rim of the front wall assembly withthe rim of said housing into an integral hollow housing unit; an airsuction unit, comprising an electrically powered pump motor and at leastone radial vane air pump having an axis of rotation parallel to the rearwall of said unit and driven by said pump motor; said front wallassembly comprising an orifice and at least one louver vane meanspivotally mounted to open and close said orifice; and circuit means forproviding electric connections to said pump motor; said air suctionunit, said louver vane means and said circuit means operatively mountedwithin said housing, whereby control of air circulation is accomplished.

2. An air-exchange system as claimed in claim 1, said housing sector rimprofile comprising an edge in each the top and the bottom wall towardthe open side, continuous slats, there being one of said slatsintegrally attached to each of said edges, said slats being offset fromsaid top and bottom walls toward one another and projecting away fromsaid rear wall, and continuous ribs, there being one projecting inwardlyfrom the top wall and one projecting inwardly from the bottom wall, saidribs being spaced from said slats toward said rear wall; said front wallassembly rim profile comprising upper and lower seals each having acontinuous groove along its length for the reception of said slats andeach a springy flange, which projects toward the said rear wall of thehousing and is continuous over its length, inclined surfaces turned awayfrom said top and bottom walls, said flanges gripping behind saidinclined surfaces.

3. An air exchange system as claimed in claim 2, the inclined surfacesrepresenting flanks of said ribs.

4. An air exchange system as claimed in claim 3, said louver vane havingfastening means continuous over its length and claw-shaped in crosssection.

5. An air exchange system as claimed in claim 2, one of said sealshaving a vent joint being a continuous, inwardly projecting support ofclaw-shaped cross section with swivel axis 23 attached on its claw edge22, said louver vane having a continuous, slotted bearing block 24 witha cylindrical channel opening laterally into the slotted portionthereof, said cylindrical channel bearing on said swivel axis.

6. An air exchange system as claimed in claim 2, said louver vane havinga bearing block pivoted on one of said seals, the other of said sealshaving a continuous stop on which said louver vane rests in itsorifice-closing position.

7. An air exchange system as claimed in claim 11, said air suction unithaving a housing comprising two identical sections, each with axialintake and air guidance openings, said air suction unit having at leastone radial vane pump on each side of its motor, each pump being situatedin one of said sections, said motor mounted in the adjacent mountingmeans of said two sections.

8. An air exchange system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising aregulating motor, a cam disc coupled to and driven by said regulatingmotor, an elastic connection between said louver vane and said cam discand mounted on the cam disc at a distance from its center to determinethe angle of opening of said louver vane, said circuit means includingmeans to control said regulating motor.

9. An air exchange system as claimed in claim 8, further comprising acircular disc driven by said regulating motor and having cams thereon,and at least one microswitch actuated by said cams and operativelyconnected with said circuit means.

10. An air exchange system as claimed in claim 8, said cam disc having acut out slot bounded by two approximately perpendicular secants outsideof the axis of said disc.

11. An air exchange system as claimed in claim 1, said housing sectorhaving a ventilating opening 37 adjoining said rear wall in said bottomwall, said bottom wall having a floor rib 63 extending parallel to saidrear wall,

said air-suction unit including a suction unit housing comprisingalooped sheet section 57 extending from a tangential end 59 to areinforced, forked end 60, relative deflection of said tangential endand said forked end occurring under spring force arising from said sheetsection, said air unit housing mounted in said housing sector at leastby said tangential end abutting said rear wall and said forked endstraddling said floor rib.

12. An air exchange system as claimed in claim 1, including humiditycontrol means to control the humidity of air passing through the system.

13. An air exchange system as claimed in claim 1, including a mercurydischarge lamp means to irradiate air passing through the system.

14. An air exchange system as claimed in claim 1, including infra-redlamp means to irradiate air passing through the system.

15. An air exchange system as claimed in claim 1, including carbonmonoxide detector means to detect carbon monoxide in air passing throughthe system.

16. An air exchange system as claimed in claim 1, including disinfectormeans to disinfect air passing through the system.

17. An air exchange system as claimed in claim 1, including perfumizermeans to perfumize air passing through the system.

18. An air exchange system as claimed in claim 1, including filter meansto filter air passing through the system.

19. An air exchange system as claimed in claim 11, said air guidancehousing having internal grooves, said system further comprising carryingplates having mounting means for said pump motor and at least oneopening for air intake, said carrying plates inserted in said groovesand held therein by the seating of said ends respectively on the rearwall and on the floor rib, said pump motor being mounted in saidmounting means.

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W. E. WAYNER, Assistant Examiner.

1. AN AIR EXCHANGE SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING IN A WINDOW-, DOOR- ORWALL-OPENING COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ASSEMBLY OF AT LEAST ONE UNIFORMLYPROFILED HOUSING SECTOR OF A STANDARDIZED SIZE, HAVING TOP, BOTTOM ANDREAR WALLS, AND A FRONT WALL ASSEMBLY; RIM PROFILES, COMPRISING MATINGTONGUE AND GROOVE MEANS AND MATING SPRING CATCH MEANS ELONGATED IN THEDIRECTION OF THE LINE OF INTERSECTION OF SAID REAR WALL WITH SAID BOTTOMWALL, ON SAID HOUSING SECTOR AND SAID FRONT WALL ASSEMBLY FOR THEIRMATING ENGAGEMENT ON PRESSING THE RIM OF THE FRONT WALL ASSEMBLY WITHTHE RIM OF SAID HOUSING INTO AN INTEGRAL HOLLOW HOUSING UNIT; AN AIRSUCTION UNIT, COMPRISING AN ELECTRICALLY POWERED PUMP MOTOR AND AT LEASTONE RADIAL VANE AIR PUMP HAVING AN AXIS OF ROTATION PARALLEL TO THE REARWALL OF SAID UNIT AND DRIVEN BY SAID PUMP MOTOR; SAID FRONT WALLASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN ORIFICE AND AT LEAST ONE LOUVER VANE MEANSPIVOTALLY MOUNTED TO OPEN AND CLOSE SAID ORIFICE; AND CIRCUIT MEANS FORPROVIDING ELECTRIC CONNECTIONS TO SAID PUMP MOTOR; SAID AIR SUCTIONUNIT, SAID LOUVER VANE MEANS AND SAID CIRCUIT MEANS OPERATIVELY MOUNTEDWITHIN SAID HOUSING, WHEREBY CONTROL OF AIR CIRCULATION IS ACCOMPLISHED.